Positron emission tomography/computed tomography for bone tumors (Review)

Positron emission tomography/computed tomography for bone tumors (Review)

The aim of the present study was to investigate positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) and its applications for the diagnosis and treatment of bone tumors. The advantages and disadvantages of PET/CT were also evaluated and compared with other imaging methods and the prospects of PET/CT were discussed. The PubMed, Medline, Elsevier, Wanfang and China International Knowledge ...

Imaging Cellular Proliferation in Prostate Cancer with Positron Emission Tomography

Prostate cancer remains a major public health problem worldwide. Imaging plays an important role in the assessment of disease at all its clinical phases, including staging, restaging after definitive therapy, evaluation of therapy response, and prognostication. Positron emission tomography with a number of biologically targeted radiotracers has been demonstrated to have potential diagnostic and...

The effect of fasting on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging

As a nuclear approach, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique which is based on the detection of gamma ray pairs emitted by a positron-emitting radionuclide. There are certain limitations to this technique such as normal tissue uptake. Therefore, it has been recommended that patients prepare before scanning. Fasting for a short while before PET imaging is an exampl...

Positron Emission Tomography in the Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in Germ Cell Tumors (GCT)

in 2006, showed an accuracy of only 57% for FDG PET for predicting vital tumor and teratoma in 141 patients with post-chemotherapy residual tumors. There was also a high rate of false positive results. Interestingly, the PET scans had been performed at an average of only 8.5 days after chemotherapy [30]. The studies quoted provided two important messages for the proper use and interpretation of...